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MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Here's one more reason to watch your weight: Obesity can increase your odds for serious complications after surgery.Compared with patients of normal weight, those who are obese are at greater risk for developing blood clots, infections and kidney failure after surgery, a new study reports. Patients with obesity were also more likely to be hospitalized for these complications."This is indicative of the obesity epidemic in this country," said senior researcher Dr. Robert Meguid, a professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Colorado in Aurora.The increase in complications owes to a variety of factors. These include body inflammation, which is more common with obesity. It can also be more difficult for patients who are overweight or...

MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The key to a happier and longer marriage may be pooling your money. Researchers found that couples with joint bank accounts had better relationships, fought less about money and felt better about how their household finances were handled. “When we surveyed people of varying relationship lengths, those who had merged accounts reported higher levels of communality within their marriage compared to people with separate accounts, or even those who partially merged their finances,” said Jenny Olson, an assistant professor of marketing at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. “They frequently told us they felt more like they were ‘in this together.’"The authors recruited 230 newlyweds or engaged couples, following them for two years...

MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Crohn’s disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease, has no cure. But there are many treatments, specific to type, and it is possible to keep the symptoms under control. A gastroenterologist offers some tips for those newly diagnosed with the condition.“It’s important to get a proper diagnosis and see an experienced inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) provider, preferably at a center that specializes in caring for these conditions,” said Dr. Matthew Coates, who treats diseases of the digestive system at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are two types of IBD, diseases involving chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.Crohn's is caused by an overactive immune system. Cases...

FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced Friday that she will resign on June 30.Her departure comes after a little more than two years on the job.“The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency marks a tremendous transition for our country, for public health, and in my tenure as CDC Director,” Walensky said in an agency news release. “I took on this role, at your request, with the goal of leaving behind the dark days of the pandemic and moving CDC -- and public health -- forward into a much better and more trusted place.“In the process, we saved and improved lives and protected the country and the world from the greatest infectious disease threat we have seen in over 100 years,”...